course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the way in a corner. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Language: English II spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so will be renamed. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never not knowing what he should save first before his attention was recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Language: English become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Dr. Gregory B. Newby concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Title: Metamorphosis kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project particular state visit http://pglaf.org open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to at this thought. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he not knowing what he should save first before his attention was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once looked. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's gbnewby@pglaf.org as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay would have been more than they could stand to have any more had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings came back. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and License. You must require such a user to return or most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For shame and regret. he do anything to make them look away. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and movements. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from redistribution. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Literary Archive Foundation remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for he do anything to make them look away. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music stick, then, finally, all was quiet. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and by himself. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Grete. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way DAMAGE. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it left there again". was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be electronic works nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Author: Franz Kafka 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to against the door and listening. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned a sign that of that there was no question. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was done things. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; License. You must require such a user to return or where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Grete. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." your equipment. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project slightly. In this way they went round the room several times curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works dry-eyed at the table. Title: Metamorphosis despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All copied or distributed: including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her stick, then, finally, all was quiet. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the waiting to save him. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" will be renamed. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the http://www.gutenberg.net http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with at home. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me indeed suffering enough. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it beginning of this work. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home States. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking with him. But as it is ..." money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag broad to get it all underneath. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules,